彼は冗談のつもりでそう言っただけだ。

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彼は冗談のつもりでそう言っただけだ。

English Translation

He said so only by way of a joke.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は冗談(じょうだん)のつもりでそう言(い)っただけだ。

Romanji

Kare wa jōdan no tsumori de sō itta dake da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)

jest; joke; funny story

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

積もり (つもり)

intention; plan; conviction; belief

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative